Chas. L. Johnson
Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, died in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived his entire life in those two cities. He published over 300 songs in his life, nearly 40 of them ragtime compositions such as "Doc Brown’s Cakewalk", "Dill Pickles", "Apple Jack (Some Rag)", and "Snookums Rag". His best selling piece, a sentimental ballad called "Sweet and Low", sold over a million copies. Experts believe that had Johnson lived and worked in New York, he would be included alongside Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb as one of the greatest ragtime composers. He wrote more than the other three combined and exemplified a greater range of talent, composing waltzes, tangos, cakewalks, marches, novelty pieces, and other types of music popular at that time. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1876 (Kansas City), Died December 28, 1950 (Kansas City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, arranger
Notes: Pseudonyms: Raymond Birch, Ethel Earnist, Herbert Leslie, Fannie B. Woods
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Recordings (Results 76-79 of 79 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 6584 | 10-in. | 1/23/1919 | Starlight | Peerless Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 7040 | 10-in. | 12/2/1919 | Sweet and low (Waltz) | Tuxedo Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 8443 | 10-in. | 5/5/1922 | Everybody calls her sunshine | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
Vocalion | 14069-14071 | 10-in. | 12/22/1924 | Can you bring back the heart I gave you? | Ferera and Franchini Quartet | Instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Chas. L.," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110614.
Johnson, Chas. L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110614.
"Johnson, Chas. L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Johnson, Chas. L. (Charles Leslie), 1876-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97068100
Wikidata: Charles L. Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2959470
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53759258
MusicBrainz: Charles L. Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/66853767-ea12-492f-ae7a-32cadf020dc3
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